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I’m going to share a prediction with you. Ronald Frew and Geoffrey Donald will go free despite facing serious charges that could incur a three-year prison sentence and a $50,000 fine. If I am right, they will get neither. At best, they may receive a meagre fine - $500 or so. Such an outcome will have them celebrating. Victorious, they may toast their good fortune with family with bubbly and a good hearty meal, steak no doubt. The good stuff too. No stewy braised rumps for these guys.

Ronald Frew is after all a Director of Meat and Wool New Zealand. When it comes to meat, he knows what part of a beef-laden animal is prime. Being farmers, Frew and his mate are also expected to know how to treat animals well. Experienced farmers are supposed to know all sorts of things, including how to deal with sick or injured animals. I’m no farmer but I do know what to do when an animal needs help. I take them to a vet.

Frew and Donald, being farmers, have a different approach. One of the pair was allegedly driving a tractor when pulled over by a Police officer. The officer was shocked to see an extremely distressed cow impaled on the fork of the front-end loader. The Ohakune sergeant described it as one of the most “barbaric and offensive” acts he had ever seen. On investigation, the sergeant discovered the farm manager had attempted to kill the sick cow by shooting the animal in the side of the head. The sergeant ordered the farmer to destroy the animal immediately. Unbelievably, a second shot to the head also failed. Finally, the farmer slit the animal’s throat, resulting in death.

The officer said the incident was so offensive even hardened policemen at his station did not want to hear the details. That poor animal endured an unimaginable and agonising death. At least one of these guys deserves jail for such gross incompetence and callousness. I hope the judge will prove me wrong. If not, please write to your newspaper. We must remind the courts to treat animal cruelty charges like any other serious criminal offence. These cases always leave me wondering what does an animal have to endure to ensure an animal-abusing scumbag receives the maximum appropriate sentence?

Anthony Terry
Director

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